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Chase Budinger scored 21 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves past the Detroit Pistons 95-76 in a preseason game Wednesday night. Derrick Williams added 18 points and Nikola Pekovic had 14 for Minnesota. Jose Barea chipped in with seven assists. Rodney Stuckey scored 21 points for Detroit, and Greg Monroe and Kyle Singler added 11 apiece. Williams scored 13 points and Pekovic added 10 during an opening burst that gave the Timberwolves a 27-10...
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score
Tue 3/26	Det	Min 105-82
Sat 4/6	Min	Min 107-101

Game Stats

Pistons (3-4) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts R. Stuckey, G 25 4 1 1 21 G. Monroe, C 28 4 2 3 11 T. Prince, F 23 3 2 1 8 B. Knight, G 33 6 3 0 8 J. Maxiell, F 24 4 1 4 2 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts K. Singler 25 4 0 3 11 V. Kravtsov 13 2 0 2 8 W. Bynum 22 3 2 1 4 A. Daye 8 1 1 1 2 J. Jerebko 14 0 1 2 1 K. English 15 1 0 0 0 A. Drummond 9 2 0 1 0 C. Maggette 0 0 0 0 0 K. Middleton 0 0 0 0 0 C. Villanueva 0 0 0 0 0

Timberwolves (3-2) Season Stats | Roster Starters Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts D. Williams, F 22 2 0 4 18 N. Pekovic, C 27 9 1 2 14 B. Roy, G 26 2 3 1 6 L. Ridnour, G 24 3 3 3 6 A. Kirilenko, F 24 8 3 0 4 Bench Name Min Reb Asst PF Pts C. Budinger 20 4 2 1 21 D. Cunningham 26 14 0 5 12 G. Stiemsma 17 3 0 3 6 A. Shved 22 2 3 2 2 J. Barea 18 0 7 1 2 M. Harris 4 1 0 0 2 C. Johnson 4 1 1 1 2 M. Lee 5 2 0 1 0 L. Amundson 0 0 0 0 0 W. Conroy 0 0 0 0 0 K. Love 0 0 0 0 0 R. Rubio 0 0 0 0 0

Complete Box Score

Injury Report

Pistons Date Player Injury 4/7 J. Calderon, PG Right triceps strain 4/5 C. Maggette, F Broken nose 4/1 J. Maxiell, PF Detached retina

Timberwolves Date Player Injury 4/12 N. Pekovic, C Left calf contusion 1/4 K. Love, FC Fractured right hand 12/14 M. Lee, SG Hyperextended right knee 11/10 B. Roy, GF Sore right knee

Player News

Pistons Charlie Villanueva (DET - Power Forward) News: Villanueva picked up his $8.5-million contract option with the Pistons for the 2013-14 season, the Detroit Free Press reports.  (RotoWire - Wed. May 22, 2013) Andre Drummond (DET - Forward-Center) News: Drummond is expected to work with Hall-of-Fame big man Hakeem Olajuwon this offseason, the Detroit Free Press reports.  (RotoWire - May 12, 2013)

Timberwolves Luke Ridnour (MIN - Guard) News: Ridnour averaged 11.5 points, 1.0 steals, 3.8 assists and 2.5 rebounds for the Timberwolves during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Alexey Shved (MIN - Guard) News: Shved averaged 8.6 points, 3.7 assists and 2.3 rebounds over 23.9 minutes during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013) Dante Cunningham (MIN - Power Forward) News: Cunningham averaged 8.7 points, 1.1 steals and 5.1 assists during the 2012-13 season.  (RotoWire - Sat. May 11, 2013)